Stealing the protagonist's chance at the beginning

Quests come down that look lucrative, but only for the individual.But this task is unlimited, everyone can take it!

Because of this, it is actually very difficult to get mission rewards.Even if thousands of players flood in together, the last lucky one is still only one person or a small team.

But the bored players who were waiting didn't care so much. After they accepted the mission, they confidently became the chosen ones, and they couldn't wait to rush into the northwest in groups that had never been deep before.Even if you can't get the mission reward, it's good to kill a few weirdos along the way and earn some life source.

Even many first-test players who came from Qingmu Village excitedly joined the "prelude" of the event.

Chapter 372 Seeking Assistance

Only Xu Fei was not interested in it.

He has no doubt that the real location of the stronghold has been determined by default, and the so-called "search" is just going through the motions, and by the way, give the players who came early a little something to do.

That being the case, there is no need for him to get involved, and continue to study extraordinary knowledge and talismans with peace of mind.

He already had considerable research experience in the flying talisman he got from Xiao Sui in the hidden space before.It only needs a quick kick to combine some of the techniques it uses with the paper crane talisman to give the latter a new look.

Although after further improvement, the difficulty of drawing the paper crane talisman and the required materials may be greatly improved, but compared with the effect it can achieve, this price is definitely worth it.

However, during this period, someone took the initiative to visit.

The other party was a bit unfamiliar, so that Xu Fei didn't remember who he was at the first time.Fortunately, after all, it wasn't long before they met, and after a second thought, they remembered the other party's name.

Song Guangbing!

——The previous unlucky bus passenger, the Blue Star survivor who traveled to the game!

"Come in and sit."

Xu Fei had a good impression of this young man's performance at the beginning, and after thinking about it, he gave the other party a chance to see what he wanted to do with him.

"Thank you, Mr. Zhao."

Song Guangbing, who looked rather haggard, thanked him and sat respectfully on the stool in the living room.

"How is it? How are you guys living recently?" Xu Fei asked casually while drinking tea.

"Oh, it's hard to say."

It seemed that Song Guangbing just asked about his heart knot, his expression changed slightly, and he said: "Life here is far more difficult than that of Blue Star. Moreover, although we are all 'foreigners', we have a great relationship with other players. s difference."

"Oh, how do you say it?" Xu Fei asked curiously.

Song Guangbing sighed: "Although other aliens need food, they have no other physical needs. We came here in real bodies, exactly the same as the NPC villagers. Just because we don't have toilet paper, we don't know how much headache it is. Huaizhuang They don't produce paper, the only straw paper they have is bought from the Qingmu Village caravan, and the price is quite astonishing, and they can't afford it at all!"

"Ah this!"

Xu Fei really didn't expect this, he was stunned for a moment, and then showed sympathetic eyes: "Then how did you solve it? Did you use ancient bamboo chips? Forget it... let's not talk about this topic. But you should be able to invite other players to start from How many volumes should I bring in in reality?"

Song Guangbing said helplessly: "Transcendent talismans can't be used casually, so there's no such thing as a coincidence. Taking a step back, even if it's really such a coincidence, why should people bring things for you for free? The space for storing backpacks is casually brought from reality. Wouldn’t the sale of them be worth more than a few rolls of toilet paper?”

To put it bluntly, Song Guangbing and the others are too poor to afford anything.

"How about this, next time I'll bring you a few bundles of toilet paper from Qingmu Village, so I can make do with it." Seeing that he was also a Blue Star player, Xu Fei planned to give him a little help.

"Really? Thank you so much!"

Song Guangbing didn't expect Xu Fei to be so kind, and couldn't help being very grateful.

Without personal experience, it is difficult for outsiders to feel his experience these days, it can only be said that it is really difficult!

It took him a few seconds to calm down, and continued: "Toilet paper or something is actually a trivial matter, and it's okay to bear it. The main problem is that although we are strangers, we also made an exception to activate the system interface later. Most of the system functions are used, but the most critical resurrection function cannot work normally."

If you die, you are really dead!

This is too much.

The reason why players can be called the fourth natural disaster is because of their infinite resurrection and ability to fight monsters and upgrade.If any of these two is incomplete, the fourth natural disaster will be greatly reduced.

Without the resurrection, Song Guangbing and the others have different identities, almost no different from NPCs.

"It's really difficult." Xu Fei also had to admit that it was too difficult for Song Guangbing and the others.

Even if it was him himself, if he started poorly and blankly, he would not be able to be resurrected, and there was no guarantee that he would grow up smoothly.Weird and weird. There are too many weird and weird abilities, and it's hard to guard against.One mistake and the person is gone.

"So, the reason I came to see you this time is to get a little help from you." Song Guangbing hesitated for a while, and finally mustered up the courage to reveal his purpose.

Regarding this, Xu Fei was noncommittal, and only said: "What help do you want? Let's talk about it first."

It was the most ideal situation for Song Guangbing not to refuse outright.

He knew that the real test was coming, and he had to seize this rare, maybe even the only chance to turn around. He collected himself and said, "I heard that you have a talisman store in Qingmu Village. If you don't mind , I can help you work for free, just need to take care of food and lodging!"

This idea is the result of his careful consideration before coming here.

Asking for something directly is easy to offend people.However, he proposed not to work for nothing, but there is a high possibility of getting permission.

And the conditions, opportunities, and even the security environment at Qingmu Village are much stronger than those at Huaizhuang.Working in the talisman store by yourself can also meet more players.Even if you can't get better development there, at least you can survive relatively comfortably.After waiting for a long time and proving his loyalty and value, are you still afraid that Mr. Zhao will not promote him at the General Assembly?

No matter what, I am more valuable than some ordinary NPC shop assistants!

While he was anxiously waiting for a response, Xu Fei glanced at him and asked, "You are quite clever... Is this your idea, or yours?"

Song Guangbing replied honestly: "This is my own idea, and I didn't discuss it with others before I came here. Of course, if the boss is willing to take care of us and give them a chance, that would be even better."

Xu Fei pondered for a few seconds, and then under Song Guangbing's nervous gaze, he slowly said: "Forget it, since you have begged to come, it would be unreasonable for me not to give you a chance. However, there is no such thing as Qingmu Village. I have to go, I have a good job here."

Xu Fei's words made Song Guangbing overjoyed, and he asked, "No matter what the boss orders, I'm just a brick, and the boss will never complain about moving me anywhere!"

Of course, expressing your opinion is one thing, but your inner thoughts are another.He must still be very concerned about where he will go next.

Xu Fei didn't whet his appetite, and said directly: "Stronghold!"

Song Guangbing was startled, and quickly guessed Xu Fei's thoughts: "What does the boss mean, that you want to open another talisman store in the stronghold?"

"It doesn't have to be a talisman store." Xu Fei shook his head: "It can also be a more comprehensive store, but the core business is to help me purchase various extraordinary materials."

After all, in the foreseeable future, the newly built stronghold will replace Huaizhuang and other novice villages and become the front line against the invasion of the tide of gray mist.The battle here will be the most intense, and at the same time, various extraordinary materials and spiritual relics will be continuously produced.

Of course, it is impossible for Xu Fei to turn a blind eye to such a large business and profit.

Chapter 373 Jet Stream Slope

After getting the promise from Xu Fei, Song Guangbing left happily.Now, more than any other player, he is looking forward to the arrival of stronghold gameplay, and that is the starting point for his turnaround.

And in the next few days, a large number of players who accepted the exploration mission and set off into the depths of the Hengduan Mountains also welcomed their different encounters one after another.

Some teams were lucky. Not only did they not encounter too powerful weirdness after going deep, but they also accidentally found some extraordinary materials or open-pit raw mines.Maybe there is nothing too rare, but it is enough to make a small fortune after selling it.

Some teams were unlucky and wandered around the dangerous Hengduan Mountains for a few days.Not only was there no harvest, but some talismans were even used up, and there were even casualties, so they had to retreat back to Huaizhuang in embarrassment.

There were also some who were extremely unlucky. They bumped into resentment-level or even fierce-level monsters that were affected by the tide of gray mist and rushed from the Black Mountain region, and were wiped out on the spot.

In the open space next to the Chuhuo Altar, almost every once in a while, players with unlucky faces can be seen swearing and going online in the white light.

However, the luckiest player team is the [Giant Jet Stream] team among the second test players.

This temporary team was originally only composed of a few late-stage body forging players who were at the bottom of the second test.Because he knew that his strength was not enough, he didn't go too deep, and deliberately found a route to avoid other players, intending to try his luck.

Unexpectedly, they really exploded in character and found a treasure land on a steep slope.

This steep slope is about 200 meters high, and both sides are almost straight cliffs, which can be described as easy to defend but difficult to attack.Not only that, but the top of this steep slope is very flat, and there is also a natural mountain spring.

"This place can be used as a location for a stronghold!"

After climbing up the steep slope and taking a look, the captain of the giant jet stream team [My turn] felt an emotion in his heart.

Something even more outrageous happened. In order to come up with more convincing information, their team then surveyed the terrain near the steep slope, and then accidentally discovered an open-pit Phoenix Blood Stone mine below.

Compared with the worthless primordial stone mine near Huaizhuang, the value of a phoenix blood stone vein is much higher.This relatively rare material has a wide range of uses. It can not only be used to make talisman ink, but can even be added to the manufacture of equipment and fortifications. Even a very small number of unpopular potions need to be ground into powder from the Phoenix Blood Stone As an auxiliary material!

Good terrain, self-contained water source, and mines!

The overjoyed [Huge Jet Stream] team was worried that there would be many nights and dreams and that someone else would find this place, so they decisively erected a monument and took screenshots as evidence, and then returned to Huaizhuang in a hurry to report the news.

The results were as expected.

After the news was reported, Niu Yin, who was in charge of coordinating the event, sent someone to verify it overnight, and then publicly announced that the five members of the [Giant Jet Stream] team had received all the rewards for the site selection mission!

Since the rewards are extremely generous, and the strength of the five people is not strong, they are just body forging fighters, so even if they are divided into five equal parts, the benefits each person gets are still tempting.

And the unnamed steep slope that was selected as the location of the stronghold was also named Jet Stream Slope!

The news spread, [My Round] and other five people gained fame and fortune, and became the envy of all players for a while.

"Jet Stream? Why did you choose this place?"

After receiving the news, Xu Fei paid attention to the outer map of the Hengduan Mountains that a large number of players had pieced together, and couldn't help but feel a little more puzzled.

In all fairness, the condition of the jet stream slope is indeed very good, but its location is a bit off. It is not on the main route of the weird and weird invasion of the Black Mountain region, but is deflected to the east by a full twenty or thirty miles.

In order to resist the strange and strange invasion, the people in the stronghold must take the initiative to stop most of the strange and strange.

In this case, wouldn't the newly built stronghold lose its most fundamental meaning?

If he chose this place only for the terrain, mineral veins and other conditions, Xu Fei felt that the cart had put the cart before the horse.

But Xu Fei knows that when it comes to the "game plot", there must be the review and instruction of the saints behind it, and it is absolutely impossible for Niu Yin, a third-level NPC, to make a decision on a whim.

So there must be a deep meaning behind this site selection that I don't know.

After thinking about it, he sent someone to invite Niu Yin to come to his house for a small gathering.

The same as the third rank, Xu Fei also has the status of a talisman master, so after Niu Yin was invited, he rushed to the appointment very generously, and did not know where he got a beautifully packaged gift box.

There is nothing special in the gift box, just a set of tea sets.However, the teapot in it is still a bit delicate. A minimalist extraordinary ceremony is solidified on the base. It can be heated by injecting extraordinary power. It can directly boil water to make tea without a stove...

Anyway, thanks anyway.

Xu Fei also specially prepared a "banquet" to entertain this extraordinary person.

After drinking for three rounds, the atmosphere was in full swing, so Xu Fei casually asked about the location of the stronghold.

"Why did you choose Jetliu Slope?" Niu Yin was a little surprised at first, thinking that Xu Fei had found another suitable site, and was dissatisfied with his decision, and was immediately very embarrassed.

It wasn't until Xu Fei noticed his strange look and explained it that Niu Yin was relieved.

He poured himself a full cup, and after drinking it all, Niu Yin smacked his lips and said, "If someone else asked, I would definitely not say it. But Brother Zhao Yi, you are not an outsider, so let me tell you a little bit. In fact, this location was not determined by me, but by another person from Qingmu Village, and I had already received the specific location before I arrived."

Seeing that Xu Fei didn't seem surprised, he thought for a while and added: "As for why I chose this place, I have actually thought about it for the past few days and came up with some speculations. Let me share with my brother here. If there are any omissions, please let me know." Please excuse me."

"I won't talk about the terrain and mine conditions of the jet stream slope. I will just say one thing. If it is built in the middle of the main route of the Black Mountain invasion, it will be convenient to resist the weird and weird invasion. But in case you encounter an irresistible fierce or even The disaster level is weird, what should I do?"

"Is this..."

Xu Fei thought for a while, and replied: "If you lose the enemy, you can retreat first to avoid it, and other people can go offline to take refuge. It will not be too late to continue to come back to guard after the disaster-level weirdness passes."

Niu Yin nodded: "Brother Zhao Yi's answer is not unreasonable, but what if it is a rare monster like the Son of the Death Star? Wherever it passes, it will definitely be annihilated by countless meteors."

After a short pause like this, he added: "Actually, there is another reason besides this, and that is economic considerations."

Seeing the astonished expression on Xu Fei's face, Niu Yin smiled and said: "Maybe in the eyes of you strangers, the establishment of the stronghold is entirely out of consideration of resisting weirdness. However, the invasion of the tide of gray mist will eventually end. And according to past experience, it lasts at most one or two years. If it is built on the jet stream slope, after the tide of gray mist is over, it can still be used as a mine for mining, earning a steady stream of profits, instead of spending a lot of manpower and material resources to end up Abandoned, deserted end."

Chapter 374

It will be an economic factor...

This answer was indeed beyond Xu Fei's expectation.

But thinking about it carefully, he had to admit that Qingmu Village's consideration was very reasonable.After all, building a large semi-permanent stronghold in the dangerous Hengduan Mountains far away from human habitation, the price and cost would be frighteningly high.

In particular, a large amount of supernatural materials are needed.

If Qingmu Village does not want to go bankrupt, it has to consider how to reduce costs and increase profits.

In this case, it is reasonable to make some compromises in site selection.

In fact, Blue Star also has a similar situation, especially in the top military technology.Even though they can manufacture top-notch weapons, they still want to manufacture some cheap weapons with inferior performance in large quantities, just to strike a balance in terms of cost performance!

"I probably understand these two reasons, but..." Xu Fei asked: "The location of the stronghold is so far away, is it really necessary to send people out in the future to actively intercept those weird things?"

It is a pity to have a solid stronghold but it is difficult to rely on.

Niu Yin hesitated for a moment, then said: "About this point, Qingmu Village has long thought about it. The countermeasure above is to quickly spawn a large number of extraordinary plants [Ecstasy Vine] in specific areas outside the stronghold."

"Missing sound vine?"

Xu Fei quickly recalled the extraordinary classics he had read, and quickly found this extraordinary plant that was relatively rare in the Baili River Valley.

This kind of plant, which somehow mutated, has some weird characteristics to some extent, and will actively attack living creatures that approach.After receiving specific stimuli, they will also emit a special sound and extraordinary spiritual fluctuations that are difficult to detect.

These sound waves and extraordinary spiritual fluctuations, which are inaudible to human ears, can be heard by most of the weird and strange, and have a certain attraction to them.